SERINUS. Q17 
5. Oratava, Tenerife, eet (J. H. Leach). Seebohm Coll. 
5. Oratava, April (J. H. L.). Seebohm Coll. 
4, Laid in captivity, Essex. Salvin-Godman Coll. 

Carduelis parva, T'schusi $ x Serinus canarius (Linn.) 2. 
See page 178. 
Serinus syriacus, Bonap. 
Serinus aurifrons, Tristram, P. ZS. 1864, p. 447. 
Serinus canonicus Dresser, ies Eur. iii. p. 171 (1876); Sharpe, Cat. 
Bards B. M. xii. p. 372 (1888); Nehrk, Kat. Eiersammil. p. 110 
(1899); Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt.1. p. 281 (1902). 
Serinus svriacus, Newton, Ootheca Wolleyana, pt. ii. p. 434 (1902); 
Hartert, Voy. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 85 (1903); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 
p- 259 (1908). 
Eggs of Tristram’s Serin-Finch resemble those of S. canarius, 
several different types being represented among those in the 
Collection. In one especially handsome set the markings are mostly 
red-violet and form a more or less irregular cap round the larger 
end. ‘They measure from -65 to *71 in length, and from 50 to ‘51 
in breadth. 
3. Mount Lebanon, Palestine, 2nd May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
hPa 
Mount Lebanon, 4th May (H. B. Crowley Bequest. 
Tristram). 
5. Mount Lebanon, 16th June(#H.8.7.). Crowley Bequest. 
3. Mount Hermon, Palestine, 19th May Crowley Bequest. 
(HOB. T.). 
bo 
Serinus pusillus (Pall.). 
Serinus pusillus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xii. p. 373 (1888); Nehrk. 
Kut. Liersammi. p. 110 (1899); Rey, Kier Vog. Mitteleurop. p. 318, 
pl. 29. fig. 10 (1900) ; Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. 1. p. 282 (1902) ; 
Hartert, Voy. Pal. Faun. pt. i. p. 85 (1903); Jourd. Eggs Europ. 
Birds, p. 67, pl. 38. fig. 10 (1906) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 260 (1908). 
Metoponia pusilla, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 2380 (1890) ; 
id., ed. Hume, Nests & Eygs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 158 (1890). 
Eges of the Gold-fronted Serin-Finch resemble those of S. cantcollis 
and S. tcterus. They measure °6 by ‘64 in length, and -48 by -50 
in breadth. 
3. Derbend, E. Caucasus, 15th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
[Pay 
5. Kuldja, Mongolia, 8th May. Ww. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
[ Beat ab 
Clutch containing an ege of the Cuckoo ( Cuculus canorus). 
to) OD 
3. Issyk Kul, Turkestan, 26th.May. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
Bae 
